‘Service of Longest Night’ set for Dec. 21       First Presbyterian Church of South Amboy, 150 N. Broadway, will offer its “Service of the Longest Night: Time To Know We Are Not Alone” at 7 p.m. on Dec. 21. More ... Registration under way for Safe Sitter program       Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, will offer a Safe Sitter class from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 27 in the hospital’s Sister Marie dePazzi Conference Center, 254 Easton Ave. Girls and boys ages 11-13 are invited to participate. More ... Community Bulletin Board       Thompson to offer help with Medicare Part D Assemblyman Sam Thompson (R-13) will sponsor one-on-one assistance with the Medicare Part D prescription-drug program from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The serv... More ... Trip to Jewish Museum, Frick slated for Jan. 18       The Alisa Chapter of Hadassah, the Brandeis University Women’s Committee, Women’s American ORT and the Yiddish Club at Greenbriar will sponsor a Jan. 18 trip to the Frick Museum and the Jewish Museum, New York City. The bus will depart at 8:30 a.m. from the Greenbriar Towne Centre parking lot... More ... Registration under way for Safe Sitter program       Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, will offer a Safe Sitter class from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 27 in the hospital’s Sister Marie dePazzi Conference Center, 254 Easton Ave. Girls and boys ages 11-13 are invited to participate. More ... Christmas concert, caroling set in Jamesburg       The Presbyterian Church, West Church Street and Gatzmer Avenue, Jamesburg, will offer its annual Christmas Concert and Caroling event beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 16. The program, which will feature the Presbyterian Church Choir, Chamber Choir and Jubilate Ringers, will include vocal sol... More ... Victorian Christmas coming to museum       The Thomas Warne Museum and the Madison Township Historical Society will present their first Victorian Christmas Celebration from 1-8 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the Thomas Warne Museum, Route 516, across from Old Bridge High School. More ... Auxiliary meeting to feature tricky tray       The Ladies Auxiliary of Sayreville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 will hold a meeting and tricky tray at 8 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the post home, Jernee Mill Road. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Lucy Rossi at (732) 264-3041. More ... Holiday Parade       PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Devin Markwood, 4, of Parlin, sits between Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center following the Sayreville Recreation Department Holiday Parade Dec. 10. Below, the Sayreville War Memorial High School marching band performs. More ... Hadassah to offer trip to Jewish Harlem       The Raritan Valley Chapter of Hadassah will sponsor a Dec. 17 trip to Jewish Harlem, New York City. The bus will depart at 9:30 a.m. from the back of the Sears parking lot, Route 1, New Brunswick. Return is planned for 4:30 p.m. More ... Bingo players invited to Beth Ohr on Tuesdays       Congregation Beth Ohr, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge, offers Bingo at Beth Ohr beginning at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesdays. For more information, call (732) 257-1523. More ... Fundraisers       Dec. 14 & 15 • Adopt-A-Family, sponsored by the South River Elementary School PTA, to make the holiday season more enjoyable for disadvantaged children in South River. Monetary donations, new clothing, new toys, food sought. To donate, call Debbie Zemann at (732) 390-0678 or Donna Geese... More ... SRHS class of 1987 to celebrate at reunion       The officers of South River High School class of 1987 are planning a 20-year reunion for October. Class members who would like to attend should e-mail Rhonda and Scott at SRHS1987@aol.com with their contact information. More ... Library seeks books for disadvantaged youths       The Old Bridge Public Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, is collecting donations of new hardcover and paperback books for distribution to disadvantaged children throughout Middlesex County during the holiday season. The program, called Books to Keep, is a project of the Libraries of... More ... Terrorism, disarmament to be topics at meeting       The Monroe Township Chapter of the Coalition for Peace Action will hold a meeting to discuss “Preventing Nuclear Terrorism and Advancing Nuclear Disarmament” at 10 a.m. on Dec. 20 in the courtroom at the Monroe Township Municipal Building, Perrineville Road. More ... Public invited to learn how to stop smoking       Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, and the American Lung Association will sponsor a “Freedom From Smoking” class from noon to 1 p.m. on Dec. 18 in Suite 300 of the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the medical center’s Old Bridge division, off Ferry Road, between routes ... More ... District seeks to locate students in need of aid       The Old Bridge school district provides special education and related services to disabled children/students ages 3-23 who are in need of special education. More ... Climate change to be discussed       The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace. Guest speaker Samuel L. More ... Salon will host Locks of Love event       A Locks of Love hair-donation event will be held from 1-5 p.m. on Dec. 23 at Creations Hair Design Studio, 469 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 who are suffering from long... More ... Sounds of Christmas to fill S.R. music center       The Imperial Band and the East Brunswick Choral Group will present a Christmas concert from 2-4 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the Imperial Music Center, 48 Appleby Ave., South River. Lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. For more information, call (732) 238-0310. More ... Homemade dinners on tap at Sons of Italy       The Order of the Sons of Italy, Sgt. John Basilone Lodge, will host its last Tuesday-Night Dinner of the year at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the Imperial Music Center, 48 Appleby Ave., South River. The homemade, freshly prepared meal will include salad, split-pea soup, spaghetti with meatba... More ... Lunch, entertainment next up for Café Europa       The Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Southern Middlesex County will host the next meeting of Café Europa, a socialization group for Holocaust survivors and their spouses, from 1:30-3 p.m. on Dec. 19 at Monroe Village, 1 David Brainerd Drive, Monroe. More ... E.B. SEPTA meeting scheduled for Dec. 18       East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 in the public meeting room area at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Robin Schafer, chief executive officer of Masterful Kids, will present a program titled “Emotio... More ...